Eco online: environmental news, features and opinion from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Environmental news from Eco online, Sunshine Coast and Queensland environmental news, with indepth sections including interviews, sustainable business, eco adventures, green living and wildlife
Driving to work, going to the beach, going to the shops, taking the train – do you have the feeling you’re getting crowded out? Well, things will only get worse if Premier Anna Bligh has her way. So, welcome to Squeezeland, land of lost dreams! But there may be some light because, at last, the planet’s most pressing problem – population … [Read more...]
Anyone who has attended meetings will know -- the greater the number of people, the less chance there is of obtaining an outcome. Therefore the outcome of Copenhagen should come as no surprise. Governments from wealthy countries know that voters are easily swayed by economic arguments. Poorer countries want more for their people. While we all … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor By now it would seem beyond doubt that global warming is a reality and a serious problem. Precisely how much of it can be attributed to human activity and how much to natural causes may be open to debate. There is also mass starvation and violent aggression, manifesting in our part of the world as increasing road rage, … [Read more...]
Inside this edition Caloundra South development Palmview development Exploring the Past - Candle Mountain Up Close with Ian Lowe Traveston Dam: These will not be forgotten years Wildlife: Lock up those cats Eco Adventures: Booloumba Creek walk Book Review: Overloading Australia Print Edition Caloundra South A city with the … [Read more...]
A city with the population of Gladstone on the Sunshine Coast’s doorstep. Seven-storey buildings may soon welcome our southern visitors courtesy of the State Government’s growth plans. Caloundra South is just one of the many developments that the state government is promoting and fast-tracking to accommodate its agenda of growth. With a … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor As a long time "greenie" I generally agree with and applaud the content(s) of Eco but with the passing years and the worsening global situation I am beginning to see it all as an exercise in futility for one simple reason. We a refusing to acknowledge and face, let alone take any effective action, about the underlying cause … [Read more...]
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